I am pleased to be listed among the Top 25 Influencers in Online Recruiting and hope that the research cited on this Taleo blog helps you improve the recruiting and talent management practices in your organization.

Obviously, learning from data-driven sources about best practices and processes for recruiting is valuable. However, one of the overarching key messages here is the place recruiting and talent management deserves in the more general context of business management.

Much can be learned from business gurus, academia, and strategic improvisation that can be actionable for talent management, as well as more broadly instructive about the global economic marketplace and business landscape where we all compete. The greater the knowledge and insight we have, the better we can do the work that powers our companies to succeed and pull up a seat at the executive table.

Heres a great resource: The Thinkers 50, a biennial list of the most influential living management thinkers. You can leverage their wisdom to enhance your development as a talent management professional and expand your influence in your own organization.